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On Saturday, the Dallas Police Department posted a tweet telling people to send them videos from ongoing protests against police brutality via the iWatch Dallas app. "If you have a video of illegal activity from the protests and are trying to share it with , you can download it to our iWatch Dallas app," "You can remain anonymous."Instead, Twitter users are flooding the official snitching app with unrelated videos, memes, , and even footage of the police themselves.The U.S. is currently embroiled in widespread protests against police brutality and racism, sparked by the recent death of 46-year-old George Floyd. Floyd died on May 25 in Minneapolis, Minnesota after police handcuffed him and knelt on his neck for several minutes. Video footage of the incident shows police officer Derek Chauvin continued to pin Floyd to the ground despite his repeated cries that he couldn't breathe, and refused to relent even after Floyd became unresponsive.Floyd was just the latest of countless black people who have been needlessly victimised or died at the hands of police, prompting thousands to take to the streets in protest. However, rather than deescalating the situation, law enforcement have largely responded with increasing violence. Numerous viral videos have captured at these protests, as well as indiscriminately targeting journalists and bystanders without provocation. Not even people are safe.Twitter users have therefore responded to Dallas PD's request for information by spamming the iWatch Dallas app with unrelated videos and encouraging others to do the same. The intent is that any information which could identify protesters will be buried by the flood.Some people have been submitting media such as SpongeBob SquarePants memes and the Bee Movie script to the Dallas police's app. Others have sent footage of police violence. However, by far the largest, most coordinated effort appears to have come from K-pop fans, who have no shortage of videos to spam the police with.K-pop fans regularly post clips of their favorite artists on Twitter, even in response to completely unrelated tweets. However, many fans have recently so zealously about their favorite groups, hoping to keep and related phrases trending instead. Now they're using their collections of fancams to try to protect protesters and further help the cause.It appears to be working, too. Dallas PD announced iWatch Dallas was temporarily down just one day after directing people to use the app, citing Exactly what said difficulties were remains unclear, though many Twitter users have attributed it to thousands of K-pop fans' coordinated spamming efforts. The was also down at time of writing due to an overwhelmed server. Mashable has contacted the Dallas Police Department for comment.If the police honestly expected this would end any other way then they're even more out of touch than we thought.UPDATE: June 2, 2020, 10:45 a.m. AEST It seems Kirkland police have learnt nothing from Dallas. On Monday afternoon, Kirkland PD requested people use the hashtag on Twitter to give them information about the protests. The hashtag was already flooded with K-pop fancams mere hours later.Your move, trademark sleuths.09/09/2022ByHe also said the iPhone team is 'super smart.'09/08/2022ByBuy or die? The iPhone announcement didn't contain many hoped-for features, but it was Apple's hardest sales pitch yet09/07/2022ByFrom Snap to Robinhood to Lyft and more.09/02/2022ByThe Indie Sellers Guild is working to "advocate against the 'Amazonification' of online marketplaces".09/01/2022ByWay too many Twitter employees have access to user data, according to Twitter's former head of security.3 hours agoByWe're ready for that sweet holocake, baby!09/12/2022ByIf the iPhone is going to keep creating higher quality photo and video, iCloud storage options need to match.09/11/2022ByChoose between the new Apple Watch 8, the Apple Watch Ultra, or the redesigned SE.09/09/2022ByAre the new upgrades worth it? Maybe.09/09/2022ByIs 'Wordle' #451 stumping you? Here are some tips and tricks to help you find the answer.09/13/2022ByThe good, the bad, and the WTF.13 hours agoByThis is good to go? Everyone fine with it? OK...16 hours agoByIs 'Wordle' #450 stumping you? Here are some tips and tricks to help you find the answer.09/12/2022ByRejection sensitive dysphoria is a symptom of ADHD and causes difficulty in regulating emotions when facing rejection.11 hours agoByThe biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox.By signing up to the Mashable newsletter you agree to receive electronic communicationsfrom Mashable that may sometimes include advertisements or sponsored content.Thanks for signing up. See you at your inbox!

On Saturday, the Dallas Police Department posted a tweet telling people to send them videos from ongoing protests against police brutality via the iWatch Dallas app. "If you have a video of illegal activity from the protests and are trying to share it with , you can download it to our iWatch Dallas app," "You can remain anonymous."Instead, Twitter users are flooding the official snitching app with unrelated videos, memes, , and even footage of the police themselves.The U.S. is currently embroiled in widespread protests against police brutality and racism, sparked by the recent death of...

K-pop fans spam Dallas police 'snitch' app with videos and memes to support protesters

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